Question combo box value and text in vs 2008 for windows application

[mazez1971]

hi, i want to load customerID and customerName in a combo bom. ID will be invisible and name will be visible in column using visual basic 2008 for windows application. thanx

 

[ss7thirty]

Use the tag field to stored the ID.

MyComboBox.Tag = CustomerID

The tag field is basically storage in controls for things like that, that you wish to not display but associate with the control.

 

[mazez1971]

thank you so much.
one more thing, is it possible to load more than two field. for example, CustomerID (col 1, ValueMember), CustomerName (Col 2,DisplayMember), CurrentBalance (col 3, DisplayMember)

 

[ss7thirty]

one more thing, is it possible to load more than two field

Tag is an object you can store a collection, a datarow, literally anything you want in there.

 

[mazez1971]

can you pls send me example i mean source code

 

[ss7thirty]

When you first put a value into the tag:

    Dim colIDs as New Collection
    colIDs.Items.Add(CustID)
    MyComboBox.Tag = colIDs

When looking to add another item to the collection

        Dim colIDs As Collection = DirectCast(MyComboBox.Tag, Collection)
        colIDs.Add(CustID)
        MyComboBox.Tag = colIDs